Discovering every nook and cranny of a band is a fulfilling task. It’s also a long one and, really, who has the time? Luckily for you, Howlin’ Whippet is here to point us towards the best compilation albums one can get hold of. Time saved! Compilation albums are a bit of a strange beast. Often thought [...]
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Ah, the internet and the freedom it affords nutters. From the file marked ‘is this news?’, a campaign has been started calling for Weezer to split up. The campaign, organised by Seattle resident James Burns, is offering $10million for the band to call it a day. Burns said he was not a Weezer fan, but was [...]
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Sex changes are an odd thing, aren’t they? People who are convinced they’ve been born into the wrong sex. Even though, clearly, they have no frame of reference for being the other way round and carrying the opposing type of equipment. Progress being what it is and all, we are now able to take a [...]
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The first time I remember hearing about Bruce Springsteen was when he arrived in Britain to play the on his gargantuan ‘Born in the USA’ tour in 1984. It was on the front page of The Sun that his tour had arrived and he was due to play Wembley Stadium that week. It was, incontrovertibly, [...]
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We are, in these isles, a cynical bunch. There are myriad factors behind this fact, but a fact it surely is. Yet even in Britain, one can detect the spreading of a little bit of optimism after last weeks US Election. One week on, it still feels a tad surreal but no less amazing. That [...]
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By Contributor Scant Regard; “You say you want a revolution” sang John Lennon. And, in some ways at least, we think everyone does want to save the world. This is truest for a certain breed of music star, fuelled by a strange mix of ego and hubris, er sorry, humility. So here we recount for [...]
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Merely four words, that’s all. Merely four little words. But, dear reader, is there any other phrase which causes your heart to sink faster than a drink round Amy Winehouse than ‘a new study shows….’? They range from facts that only simpletons fail to grasp (people who are overweight eat badly and then are unhappy) [...]
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